World War II Honoree

Paul John Balletto

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, ABOARD USS WOODCOCK AM-14, NAVAL AIR STATION COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD WASHINGTON, D.C., RECEIVING STATION SOUTH ANNEX NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56, NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USS ARD-5, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT, EARLE, NEW JERSEY AND HEADQUARTERS 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE OCCUPATION RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH FLEET CLASP, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 2 STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.